Electrical Maintenance Engineer

Covering 2 Site – Gateshead / Durham
£40,000 – £45,000
Days / Monday – Friday (Flexi Start & Finish Time)
Overtime Available

We are currently recruiting for an experienced Electrical Maintenance Engineer to join a well-established manufacturing business operating across two sites in the North East.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an electrically biased engineer who is looking to move into a permanent days-based position, while still having access to overtime at an enhanced rate.

The successful engineer will work within a busy manufacturing environment, maintaining a range of automated production equipment and supporting the continued reliability and performance of the sites.

The Role

• Planned and reactive electrical maintenance
• Electrical fault finding and troubleshooting
• PLC fault finding, including Siemens and Schneider systems
• Panel wiring and panel building
• Fault finding on sensors, relays, drives, inverters and motors
• Maintenance of automated production machinery
• Working with palletising equipment and robotic systems
• Diagnosing breakdowns and reducing production downtime
• Supporting continuous improvement and machinery reliability
• Working across two manufacturing sites within the North East
• Ensuring all engineering work is completed safely and efficiently

The Candidate

The successful Electrical Maintenance Engineer will ideally have:

• Minimum 5 years’ engineering experience
• Strong electrical maintenance background
• Previous experience within manufacturing or a similar industrial environment
• NVQ Level 3 or equivalent electrical engineering qualification
• HNC Electrical Engineering would be advantageous
• PLC fault-finding experience
• Experience with motors, drives, inverters, sensors and relays
• Experience working with automated machinery
• Panel wiring experience
• Strong fault-finding and problem-solving skills

Experience with Siemens or Schneider PLCs, robotics, palletisers or highly automated production equipment would be particularly advantageous.

Package

• £40,000 – £45,000 basic salary
• Permanent Days
• 42.5 Hours Per Week
• Training and progression opportunities
• Permanent position
• Established manufacturing environment

If you are an Electrical Maintenance Engineer, Electrical Engineer, Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer or Electrically Biased Engineer looking for a strong days-based opportunity in the North East, please apply with an up-to-date CV.